Jun Jun: The open thinking of LED standardization

The standardization of LED is gradually becoming the focus of attention. From an international point of view, the competition for standardization is fierce. Europe, the United States, Japan, and South Korea actively participate in and try to dominate. International standardization organizations and alliances actively promote standardization, and the pattern is increasingly diversified. For example, Zhaga aims to standardize LED light sources produced by different manufacturers; TALQ focuses on establishing control software interface standards for outdoor lighting networks; and CLA promotes wireless lighting solutions to provide open standards for maximum interoperability. development of.

From the domestic situation, the LED standardization work is becoming more and more important. At the national level, it also focuses on the technology innovation chain and the industrial chain, and overall plans for the deployment of strategic emerging industry standardization. Among them, in November 2011, the National Standards Committee jointly established the Semiconductor Lighting (LED) Standard Leading Group and the Expert Group jointly with the Ministry of Science and Technology, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, and the Ministry of Finance; in April 2012, the Leading Group A work conference was held in Beijing to establish four working groups for equipment and materials, devices and modules, light sources and lamps, lighting applications and energy efficiency; in June 2013, the working group was established and 48 national project initiation meetings were held (CSA took the lead In December 2013, 6 LED lighting standards were included in the national standard plan (CSA led 3 items). At the same time, ISO newly established the TC274 light and lighting technical committee, China has also become a member of the committee, and the Union (CSA) Secretariat has also become the unit leader of the ISO/TC274 domestic technical counterpart joint working group.

Although great progress has been made in LED standardization, it still faces many challenges. National Semiconductor Lighting Engineering Research and Industry Alliance Standardization Committee (hereinafter referred to as CSAS) Secretary-General Jun Jun said that on the one hand, the company's R & D and standardization capabilities need to be improved, and the national and international standards set a high threshold. At the same time, the industry chain is long, the scale of the company is small, and the links are short. It is difficult to coordinate and promote the development of technology and industry. On the other hand, many domestic companies pay insufficient attention to standardization, and their awareness of using standards to promote enterprise development is weak.

From the perspective of the economic benefits of standardization activities, surveys have shown that enterprises that actively participate in standardization work are more likely to gain short-term and long-term benefits in terms of cost and competitiveness. For example, save production costs, reduce transaction costs, contracting costs and inspection costs; have a positive effect on the company's procurement and marketing capabilities (such as interfaces and compatible standards), and enhance the quality of enterprise products and reliability confidence (such as reliability standards).

“Standardization should serve as a strategic task for the enterprise,” said Jun Jun. The alliance will organize the establishment of a collaborative corporate communication platform. Enterprises need to understand the direction of standardization, analyze the relationship between the standardization situation and technological development and industrial development, and define the company’s own technology. Relationship between development and product strategy (including intellectual property strategy) and corporate standard strategy; focus on participation in standards organizations and related standards that are closely related to their core competencies, and strive for initiative (burdening duties, work, etc.); not closely related Should also be actively concerned; vigorously train their own standardization personnel, using standard methods to promote enterprise development.

Jun Jun said that from the perspective of CSAS work, he hopes to implement the technical standard strategy of China's LED industry, establish a mechanism for rapidly formulating industrial innovation technologies as alliance standards or technical reports, adopt fair and reasonable patent policies, and improve the technological innovation of member companies. Standardization capabilities fully support the company's standardization strategy.

"Mid-term and long-term planning point of view, based on scientific and technological innovation, industrial development needs, through the development and promotion of standard technical documents in the field of semiconductor lighting technology innovation, serve the standardization strategy of member units, and actively support and coordinate with the national and international standardization work. Expand cooperation and exchanges with domestic and foreign standardization organizations, and build a platform for influential and standardized collaboration and exchange at home and abroad.”

“We also hope that domestic LED companies will take active actions to implement the standardization strategy and better promote the development of the company itself and the industry,” said Jun.